Systems Development Engineer

Location
US-WA-Seattle

Posted Date
2 months ago(1/25/2019 1:47 PM)

Job ID

782359

Company/Location (search) : Country (Full Name)

United States

Job Description

Are you a seasoned Python developer, and are you passionate about improving the lives of your fellow developers? As a member of the Artifacts and Languages team, you'll design and develop tools to help Python users within Amazon stay up-to-date with the latest language and library versions. You'll provide guidance to teams that need to migrate away from older Python versions as they approach end-of-life. You'll drive the architecture of tools and libraries that tie Python development into Amazon-specific infrastructure. And you'll propose and develop improvements to the Python language and libraries, to contribute them back to the open source community.

If you’re a creative thinker and a Python evangelist, and you are excited by the idea of solving hard technical challenges to empower Python developers at Amazon to build great software, fast, come join us!

Basic Qualifications

Proficiency in Python

6+ years professional experience in systems engineering and/or software development

Strong understanding of software engineering best practices

Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design

Computer Science fundamentals in data structures

Preferred Qualifications

6+ years of professional software engineering or development experience in Python

Master’s Degree in Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience

A thorough understanding of key differences between Python versions, and of the challenges of upgrading between them

A strong understanding of Python application and library performance analysis and optimization

An established track record of contributions to open-source Python projects

Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

Ability and motivation to take a project from requirements and scoping through launch and into maintenance